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Famous Jane Austen Quotes
“His own enjoyment, or his own ease, was, in every particular, his ruling principle.”
“He is a gentleman; I am a gentleman's daughter; so far we are equal.”
“[I]t is well to have as many holds upon happiness as possible.”
“Angry people are not always wise.”
“Stupid men are the only ones worth knowing after all.”
“Run mad as often as you choose, but do not faint!”
“What dreadful hot weather we have! It keeps one in a continual state of inelegance.”
“Nothing ever fatigues me, but doing what I do not like.”
“What strange creatures brothers are!”
“I do not think it worth while to wait for enjoyment until there is some real opportunity for it.”
“If I could not be persuaded into doing what I thought wrong, I never will be tricked into it.”
“I assure you. I have no notion of treating men with such respect. That is the way to spoil them.”
“Mary wished to say something very sensible, but knew not how.”
“You pierce my soul. I am half agony, half hope...I have loved none but you.”
“I could easily forgive his pride, if he had not mortified mine.”
“A report of a most alarming nature reached me two days ago.”
“but for my own part, if a book is well written, I always find it too short.”
“It's been many years since I had such an exemplary vegetable.”